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src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f3/Yugoslavia_1997_UN_map.png/230px-Yugoslavia_1997_UN_map.png" decoding="async" width="230" height="295" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f3/Yugoslavia_1997_UN_map.png/345px-Yugoslavia_1997_UN_map.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f3/Yugoslavia_1997_UN_map.png/460px-Yugoslavia_1997_UN_map.png 2x" data-file-width="2613" data-file-height="3349" /></a></span><div class="infobox-caption">Official UN map of FR Yugoslavia from 1997.</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Date</th><td class="infobox-data">10 June 1999</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Meeting no.</th><td class="infobox-data">4,011</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Code</th><td class="infobox-data">S/RES/1244 (<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://undocs.org/S/RES/1244(1999)">Document</a>)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Subject</th><td class="infobox-data"><b>The situation in Kosovo</b></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;">Voting summary</div></th><td class="infobox-data nowrap"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1126788409">.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul{line-height:inherit;list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol li,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul li{margin-bottom:0}</style><div class="plainlist"><ul><li><b><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239334494">@media screen{html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output div:not(.notheme)>.tmp-color,html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output p>.tmp-color,html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output table:not(.notheme) .tmp-color{color:inherit!important}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output 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Osmani">Vjosa Osmani</a></dd></dl></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_Kosovo" title="Prime Minister of Kosovo">Prime Minister</a> <dl><dd><a href="/wiki/Albin_Kurti" title="Albin Kurti">Albin Kurti</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Second_Kurti_cabinet" class="mw-redirect" title="Second Kurti cabinet">Second Kurti cabinet</a></dd></dl></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Government_of_Kosovo" title="Government of Kosovo">Government</a></li></ul></div></div></td> </tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <div class="sidebar-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"><div class="sidebar-list-title" style="color: var(--color-base)">Legislature</div><div class="sidebar-list-content mw-collapsible-content" style="padding-top:0;text-align:left;"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Assembly_of_the_Republic_of_Kosovo" title="Assembly of the Republic of Kosovo">Assembly</a> <dl><dd><a href="/wiki/Chairman_of_the_Assembly_of_Kosovo" class="mw-redirect" title="Chairman of the Assembly of Kosovo">Chairman</a>: <a 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presidential election"><i>2026</i></a></li></ul></div></li> <li><div class="hlist"><ul><li>Parliamentary: <a href="/wiki/2019_Kosovan_parliamentary_election" title="2019 Kosovan parliamentary election">2019</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/2021_Kosovan_parliamentary_election" title="2021 Kosovan parliamentary election">2021</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Next_Kosovan_parliamentary_election" class="mw-redirect" title="Next Kosovan parliamentary election"><i>next</i></a></li></ul></div></li> <li><div class="hlist"><ul><li>Local: <a href="/wiki/2013_Kosovan_local_elections" title="2013 Kosovan local elections">2013</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/2017_Kosovan_local_elections" title="2017 Kosovan local elections">2017</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/2021_Kosovan_local_elections" title="2021 Kosovan local elections">2021</a></li></ul></div></li> <li><div class="hlist"><ul><li>Referendums: <a href="/wiki/1991_Kosovan_independence_referendum" title="1991 Kosovan independence referendum">1991</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/2012_North_Kosovo_referendum" title="2012 North Kosovo referendum">2012</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/2024_North_Kosovo_referendum" title="2024 North Kosovo referendum">2024</a></li></ul></div></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_political_parties_in_Kosovo" title="List of political parties in Kosovo">Political parties</a> <dl><dd><div class="hlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_of_Kosovo" title="Democratic Party of Kosovo">PDK</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Democratic_League_of_Kosovo" title="Democratic League of Kosovo">LDK</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Alliance_for_the_Future_of_Kosovo" title="Alliance for the Future of Kosovo">AAK</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Independent_Liberal_Party_(Kosovo)" title="Independent Liberal Party (Kosovo)">SLS</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Vet%C3%ABvendosje" class="mw-redirect" title="Vetëvendosje">VV</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/New_Kosovo_Alliance" title="New Kosovo Alliance">AKR</a></li></ul></div></dd></dl></li></ul></div></div></td> </tr><tr><td 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Council Resolution 1239">1239</a> (1999), authorised an international civil and military presence in the <a href="/wiki/Serbia_and_Montenegro" title="Serbia and Montenegro">Federal Republic of Yugoslavia</a><sup id="cite_ref-FRY_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FRY-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-UNSerbia_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-UNSerbia-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and established the <a href="/wiki/United_Nations_Interim_Administration_Mission_in_Kosovo" title="United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo">United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo</a> (UNMIK).<sup id="cite_ref-un_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-un-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It followed an agreement by Yugoslav President <a href="/wiki/Slobodan_Milo%C5%A1evi%C4%87" title="Slobodan Milošević">Slobodan Milošević</a> to terms proposed by <a href="/wiki/President_of_Finland" title="President of Finland">President of Finland</a> <a href="/wiki/Martti_Ahtisaari" title="Martti Ahtisaari">Martti Ahtisaari</a> and former <a href="/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_Russia" title="Prime Minister of Russia">Prime Minister of Russia</a> <a href="/wiki/Viktor_Chernomyrdin" title="Viktor Chernomyrdin">Viktor Chernomyrdin</a> on 8 June, involving withdrawal of all <a href="/wiki/Armed_Forces_of_Yugoslavia" class="mw-redirect" title="Armed Forces of Yugoslavia">Yugoslav state forces</a> from Kosovo (Annex 2 of the Resolution). </p><p>Resolution 1244 was adopted by 14 votes in favor to none against. <a href="/wiki/People%27s_Republic_of_China" class="mw-redirect" title="People's Republic of China">China</a> <a href="/wiki/Abstention" title="Abstention">abstained</a> despite being critical of the <a href="/wiki/NATO_bombing_of_Yugoslavia" title="NATO bombing of Yugoslavia">NATO offensive</a>, particularly the <a href="/wiki/U.S._bombing_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China_embassy_in_Belgrade" class="mw-redirect" title="U.S. bombing of the People's Republic of China embassy in Belgrade">bombing of its embassy</a>. It argued that the conflict should be settled by the Yugoslav government and its people, and was opposed to external intervention. However, as the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia accepted the peace proposal, China did not <a href="/wiki/United_Nations_Security_Council_veto_power" title="United Nations Security Council veto power">veto</a> the resolution.<sup id="cite_ref-un_4-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-un-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p><a href="/wiki/2008_Kosovo_declaration_of_independence" title="2008 Kosovo declaration of independence">Kosovo unilaterally declared its independence in 2008</a>; Serbia and some other <a href="/wiki/Member_states_of_the_United_Nations" title="Member states of the United Nations">UN member states</a> maintain that Resolution 1244 remains legally binding to all parties.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The <a href="/wiki/International_Court_of_Justice" title="International Court of Justice">International Court of Justice</a> <a href="/wiki/Advisory_opinion_on_Kosovo%27s_declaration_of_independence" title="Advisory opinion on Kosovo's declaration of independence">ruled that</a> the declaration of independence did not violate the resolution.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Resolution">Resolution</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=United_Nations_Security_Council_Resolution_1244&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Resolution"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Observations">Observations</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=United_Nations_Security_Council_Resolution_1244&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Observations"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In the preamble of Resolution 1244, the <a href="/wiki/United_Nations_Security_Council" title="United Nations Security Council">Security Council</a> regretted that there had not been compliance with previous resolutions.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It was determined to resolve the serious humanitarian situation and wanted to ensure that all refugees could safely return. It condemned violence against the civilian population as well as acts of terrorism, and recalled the <a href="/wiki/Jurisdiction" title="Jurisdiction">jurisdiction</a> and <a href="/wiki/Mandate_(international_law)" title="Mandate (international law)">mandate</a> of the <a href="/wiki/International_Criminal_Tribunal_for_the_former_Yugoslavia" title="International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia">International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia</a> (ICTY). </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Acts">Acts</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=United_Nations_Security_Council_Resolution_1244&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Acts"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The resolution was enacted under <a href="/wiki/Chapter_VII_of_the_United_Nations_Charter" title="Chapter VII of the United Nations Charter">Chapter VII of the United Nations Charter</a>. </p><p>The Security Council decided that a solution to the Kosovar crisis was to be based upon the agreed principles contained in the annexes of the resolution.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It welcomed Serbia's (then part of the "Federal Republic of Yugoslavia") acceptance of the principles and demanded co-operation in their implementation. At the same time, the Council demanded that Serbia put an end to <a href="/wiki/Political_repression" title="Political repression">repression</a> in Kosovo and begin a phased withdrawal;<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> after withdrawal a small number of Yugoslav and <a href="/wiki/Serbia" title="Serbia">Serbian</a> military and police personnel could return to Kosovo, if authorized by the international military presence, to carry out functions contained in the annex of the resolution. </p><p>The resolution then authorized an international civil and security presence in Kosovo. The <a href="/wiki/Secretary-General_of_the_United_Nations" title="Secretary-General of the United Nations">Secretary-General</a> was requested to appoint a <a href="/wiki/Special_Representative_of_the_Secretary-General" title="Special Representative of the Secretary-General">Special Representative</a> to co-ordinate the implementation of the international presence. The Council authorized countries and international organisations to establish a <a href="/wiki/Kosovo_Force" title="Kosovo Force">security presence in Kosovo</a>, affirming the need for the immediate deployment of the international civil and security presences. The responsibilities of the international security presence included deterring new hostilities, monitoring the withdrawal of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, <a href="/wiki/Demilitarisation" title="Demilitarisation">demilitarising</a> the <a href="/wiki/Kosovo_Liberation_Army" title="Kosovo Liberation Army">Kosovo Liberation Army</a> and other Kosovo Albanian groups and ensuring a safe environment in which refugees could return. </p><p>The Secretary-General was authorized to establish an international civilian presence in Kosovo to provide an interim administration whereby Kosovo could exercise governance – pending a final status solution – through the establishment of <a href="/wiki/Provisional_institutions_of_self-government" class="mw-redirect" title="Provisional institutions of self-government">provisional institutions of self-government</a>. The main responsibilities of the international civil presence included the promotion of autonomy for Kosovo, performing civilian administrative functions, overseeing the development of the institutions including the holding of elections, maintaining law and order, protecting human rights and ensuring the safe return of refugees. </p><p>The Council emphasized the need for <a href="/wiki/Humanitarian_aid" title="Humanitarian aid">humanitarian relief</a> operations and encouraged all states and organisations to contribute towards economic and social reconstruction. All parties, including the international presence, had to co-operate with the ICTY. It demanded that armed Kosovar groups end their offensives. </p><p>Finally, it was decided that the international civil and security presences were to be established for an initial period of 12 months,<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> while the Secretary-General was requested to keep the Council informed on developments. Unusually for UN peace-keeping missions, this one was to continue after the initial 12-month period unless the Security Council determined otherwise: normally, the continuing mandate of missions is subject to resolutions after 12 months which allow for revisions to the original mandate. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Summary">Summary</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=United_Nations_Security_Council_Resolution_1244&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Summary"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The main features of <b>Resolution 1244</b> were to: </p> <ul><li>Demand in particular that the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia put an immediate and verifiable end to violence and repression in Kosovo;</li> <li>Complete verifiable phased withdrawal from Kosovo of all military, police and paramilitary forces according to a rapid timetable, with which the deployment of the international security presence in Kosovo will be synchronized;</li> <li>Place Kosovo under interim UN administration (performed by the United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo, <a href="/wiki/UNMIK" class="mw-redirect" title="UNMIK">UNMIK</a>);</li> <li>Authorize international peacekeeping force with substantial NATO participation in Kosovo (currently performed by the Kosovo Force, <a href="/wiki/Kosovo_Force" title="Kosovo Force">KFOR</a>);</li> <li>Allow for the return of an agreed number of Yugoslav and Serbian personnel to maintain a presence at Serbian Patrimonial sites and key border crossings;</li> <li>Direct UNMIK to establish provisional institutions of local self-government in Kosovo (<a href="/wiki/Provisional_Institutions_of_Self-Government" title="Provisional Institutions of Self-Government">PISG</a>);</li> <li>Reaffirm the commitment of UN member states to the sovereignty and territorial integrity of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia and the other States of the region, as set out in the <a href="/wiki/Helsinki_Final_Act" class="mw-redirect" title="Helsinki Final Act">Helsinki Final Act</a> and annex 2 of UNSCR 1244 (an annex that both affirms the sovereignty of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia and envisions, inter alia, a <a href="/wiki/Kosovo_status_process" class="mw-redirect" title="Kosovo status process">Kosovo status process</a>);</li> <li>Require the UN to assure the safe and unimpeded return of all refugees and displaced persons to their homes in Kosovo and to ensure conditions for a peaceful and normal life for all inhabitants of the province;</li> <li>Require that the KLA and other armed Kosovo Albanian groups be demilitarized;</li> <li>Authorize the United Nations to facilitate a political process to determine Kosovo's future <a href="/wiki/Kosovo_status_process" class="mw-redirect" title="Kosovo status process">status</a>. Kosovo's future status would take into consideration the <a href="/wiki/Rambouillet_Agreement" title="Rambouillet Agreement">Rambouillet Agreement</a> which Serbia refused to sign in 1999, and which calls for the "will of the people of Kosovo" to be one of the guiding principles in defining Kosovo's status, another being the respective compliance of the disputing parties to the Agreement. The resolution reaffirms calls for "<a href="/wiki/Autonomous_Province_of_Kosovo_and_Metohija" title="Autonomous Province of Kosovo and Metohija">substantial autonomy</a> and meaningful self-administration for Kosovo".</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Significance">Significance</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=United_Nations_Security_Council_Resolution_1244&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Significance"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Serbian_stance">Serbian stance</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=United_Nations_Security_Council_Resolution_1244&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Serbian stance"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Article 1 of the Helsinki Final Act places a high value on the sovereignty and territorial integrity of existing states. In a similar fashion the references to autonomy in 1244 articles indicate a desire by UN Member-States at that time to return Kosovo to a pre-1990 autonomous status, if possible. </p><p>But the <a href="/wiki/Council_of_Europe" title="Council of Europe">Council of Europe</a>'s <a href="/wiki/Venice_Commission" title="Venice Commission">Venice Commission</a> noted that: </p> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1244412712">.mw-parser-output .templatequote{overflow:hidden;margin:1em 0;padding:0 32px}.mw-parser-output .templatequotecite{line-height:1.5em;text-align:left;margin-top:0}@media(min-width:500px){.mw-parser-output .templatequotecite{padding-left:1.6em}}</style><blockquote class="templatequote"><p>With respect to substantial autonomy, an examination of the Constitution, and more specifically of Part VII, makes it clear that this substantial autonomy of Kosovo is not at all guaranteed at the constitutional level, as the Constitution delegates almost every important aspect of this autonomy to the legislature ... it is clear that ordinary law can restrict the autonomy of the Provinces. </p><p>This possibility of restricting the autonomy of the Provinces by law is confirmed by almost every article of Part 7 of the Constitution ... </p><p> Hence, in contrast with what the preamble announces, the Constitution itself does not at all guarantee substantial autonomy to Kosovo, for it entirely depends on the willingness of the National Assembly of the Republic of Serbia whether self-government will be realised or not.</p></blockquote> <p>"Substantial autonomy" under the 1974 Yugoslav Constitution required Kosovo acceptance of any laws restricting its authority. </p><p>Serbia sought international validation for its stance, and in October 2008 requested a <a href="/wiki/Advisory_opinion_on_Kosovo%27s_declaration_of_independence" title="Advisory opinion on Kosovo's declaration of independence">judgment</a> from the <a href="/wiki/International_Court_of_Justice" title="International Court of Justice">International Court of Justice</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> However, the Court ruled that the declaration of independence was not illegal.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Kosovar_Albanian_stance">Kosovar Albanian stance</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=United_Nations_Security_Council_Resolution_1244&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Kosovar Albanian stance"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>On 17 February 2008, representatives of Albanians living in <a href="/wiki/Kosovo" title="Kosovo">Kosovo</a>, <a href="/wiki/2008_Kosovo_declaration_of_independence#ICJ_ruling" title="2008 Kosovo declaration of independence">acting independently</a> of the <a href="/wiki/United_Nations_Interim_Administration_Mission_in_Kosovo" title="United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo">UNMIK</a>'s <a href="/wiki/Provisional_Institutions_of_Self-Government" title="Provisional Institutions of Self-Government">PISG</a> framework (not representing the <a href="/wiki/Assembly_of_Kosovo" class="mw-redirect" title="Assembly of Kosovo">Assembly of Kosovo</a> or any other of these institutions),<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> issued a self-proclaimed <a href="/wiki/2008_Kosovo_declaration_of_independence" title="2008 Kosovo declaration of independence">declaration of independence</a> establishing the <a href="/wiki/Kosovo" title="Kosovo">Republic of Kosovo</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="International_Court_of_Justice_ruling">International Court of Justice ruling</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=United_Nations_Security_Council_Resolution_1244&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: International Court of Justice ruling"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>On 22 July 2010 the International Court of Justice <a href="/wiki/International_Court_of_Justice_advisory_opinion_on_Kosovo%27s_declaration_of_independence#Verdict" class="mw-redirect" title="International Court of Justice advisory opinion on Kosovo's declaration of independence">ruled that</a> the declaration of independence of 17 February 2008 did not violate general international law, Security Council resolution 1244 (1999) or the Constitutional Framework, because the authors of the declaration, who named themselves "representatives of the people of Kosovo" were not bound by those documents.<sup id="cite_ref-Advisory_Opinion_15-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Advisory_Opinion-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Press_comments">Press comments</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=United_Nations_Security_Council_Resolution_1244&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Press comments"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><i><a href="/wiki/The_Economist" title="The Economist">The Economist</a></i> describes the resolution as "redundant" following the declaration of independence, stating that "references to it are used to save face for Serbia".<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=United_Nations_Security_Council_Resolution_1244&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Political_status_of_Kosovo" title="Political status of Kosovo">Political status of Kosovo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kosovo_War" title="Kosovo War">Kosovo War</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_United_Nations_Security_Council_Resolutions_1201_to_1300" title="List of United Nations Security Council Resolutions 1201 to 1300">List of United Nations Security Council Resolutions 1201 to 1300</a> (1998–2000)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yugoslav_Wars" title="Yugoslav Wars">Yugoslav Wars</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_United_Nations_Security_Council_Resolutions_related_to_the_conflicts_in_former_Yugoslavia" title="List of United Nations Security Council 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